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Lots of really fascinating nuggets in this interview. I hadn't heard about the link between the nuclear test ban treaty negotiations and digital signatures, but
by eigenvalue 4y ago
Lots of really fascinating nuggets in this interview. I hadn't heard about the link between the nuclear test ban treaty negotiations and digital signatures, but it makes a lot of sense. Hellman seems very mature and gracious in his later years, making sure that people got the credit they were due, and even forgiving people who clearly wronged him (like the RSA guys who got very rich from patents, while he made almost no money from his patents).
- psychphysic 4y agoYou might also like this recent Veritasium video on the link between the Nuclear test ban treaty and FFT. https://youtu.be/nmgFG7PUHfo https://youtu.be/nmgFG7PUHfo
- gregw2 4y agoIt's interesting... RSA, intent on commercializing the technology not just patenting it won out over someone more academic who "just" created a patent. Was that just? But in some ways, their commercialization also exposed the RSA to both influence from the NSA (Dual_EC_DRBG as default for hire) and the Chinese (SecureID token compromise https://www.wired.com/story/the-full-story-of-the-stunning-rsa-hack-can-finally-be-told/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-full-story-of-the-stunning-r... ). You takes the money, you takes the pain.